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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Dent in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dent. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dent listed first.

  • Perham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Perham is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
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  • Luce
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Luce is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
  • Amor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Amor is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
  • Maine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Maine is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
  • Ottertail
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Phelps
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Phelps is also located in Otter Tail County
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  • Frazee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Edwards
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Edwards is also located in Otter Tail County
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  • Bucks Mill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
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  • New York Mills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Pelican Rapids
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Erhard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Erhard is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erhard <2>
  • Battle Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Underwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Clitherall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Davies
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Davies is also located in Otter Tail County
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  • Henning
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Henning is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <2>
  • Cormorant
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cormorant is located in Becker County
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  • Wall Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wall Lake is also located in Otter Tail County
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  • Vining
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vining is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
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  • Deer Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Creek is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Elizabeth
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluffton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Bluffton is also located in Otter Tail County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Audubon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwegian Grove
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Norwegian Grove is also located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Grove

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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